Nordic Skiingmale jumping - Vikersund
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There are three certainties in life. Death, taxes and the fact that Robert Kranjec rise again from its ashes every time you repliest against a flying race, as happened tonight in Vikersund.
Friday 12 February 2016 6 minutes reading time
The thirty-five-Slovenian, one of the last pure fliers remained in circulation, he has found s & eacute; a friend in the same context unleashing two jumps of the highest quality & agrave; and proving the 'pi & ugrave man; strong day.
The veteran of Kranj, thereby earning the seventh successful all-inclusive career, third on Vikersundbakken, however, the scene of his last statement (January 2013), as well as & eacute; 2012 flight of the conquest dell''oro champion.
It should be stressed as six of the seven hurr & agrave; Kranjec to have arrived in competitions played on Flying Hill and nearly half & agrave; of them (3 of 7) have had as a stage just Vikersund.
Piazza d' 'honor for Kenneth Gangnes, the' only one able to compete on equal terms with the 'Central European expert. The Norwegian has to memorize options had to bow down to 3.6 points, seeing himself overtaken in the second series after finishing in the lead, albeit with narrow margin, the first.
The third position goes, for the third consecutive race, with Noriaki Kasai. The 'eternal Japanese did not make any mistakes and in the second race has created a superfine jump that would not have been awarded the pilgrim see 20.0 (actually & agrave; the feedback varied between 19.0 and 19.5).
With this performance the 'Asian remodeling its record of pi & ugrave athlete; elderly person to get on the podium in the World Cup, bringing it to 43 years and 231 days, but above all to a total of 60 in terms of podiums.
& Egrave; the ninth athlete in history to succeed after Janne Ahonen (108), Adam Malysz (92), Gregor Schlierenzauer (88), Simon Ammann (79), Matti Nyk & ä nen (76), Thomas Morgenstern (76), Jens Wei & szlig; flog (73) and Andreas Goldeberger (63). The really gave resounding & egrave; that the Japanese, in his career, he competed against all the other eight are able to touch this milestone!
So Peter Prevc not on the podium, and this & egrave; a news. Slovenian has indeed finished fourth. Hardly she would beat most & ugrave; He experienced compatriot, but had to give up fighting for second place due to a boost too sharp in the second set which caused him to take an unprofitable parable.
Fifth and sixth position for Austrian Stefan Kraft constant and Michael Hayb & ouml; ck, in front of the "usual" patrol of Norwegians, for the 'occasion composed of Andreas Stjernen, Johann Andre Forfang and Daniel-Andre Tande. Tenth Severin Freund, affected mainly by a bad first jump under difficult conditions. No novelties & agrave; on the front of Kamil Stoch and Simon Ammann, respectively fourteenth and fifteenth.
Prevc remains comfortably leader of the overall World Cup standings 1374 points. Freund & egrave; according to 907, but & egrave; approached by Gangnes to 850. Forfang & egrave; even quarter to 663, but & egrave; pressed by Hayb & ouml; ck 657 and 603 Kraft.
Tomorrow at 16.00 the second of three scheduled races.
VIKERSUND HS 2251. Robert Kranjec (SLO) 432.82. GANGNES Kenneth (NOR) 428.43. KASAI Noriaki (JPN) 418.54. PREVC Peter (SLO) 407.25. KRAFT Stefan (AUT) 398.46. HAYB & ouml; CK Michael (AUT) 383.57. Andreas Stjernen (NOR) 377.88. Forfang Johann Andre (NOR) 368.89. Daniel-Andre Tande (NOR) 368 710. FREUND Severin (GER) 367.2
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